It probably goes without saying that strong drink had been taken before Dave Newsham emerged from a pub in Lowestoft last Sunday and somersaulted into a hedge, but as the first of it had come from the champagne bottle he was given on the Snetterton podium a few hours earlier then his gymnastic exuberance can probably be excused.
After all, having nurtured an obsession with motorsport for most of his 45 years on earth, Newsham was never likely to mark his greatest moment in racing with a nice cup of tea and a quiet drive back home. At a stage of his life when most of his contemporaries would be heading for the golf range, the Inverness businessman had decided to rekindle his driving ambitions – and this was his reward.
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